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The metabolic syndrome adds utility to the prediction of mortality over its components: The Vietnam Experience Study [PDF]

, 2009
Background\ud The metabolic syndrome increases mortality risk. However, as “non-affected” individuals may still have up to two risk factors, the utility of using three or more components to identify the syndrome, and its predictive advantage over ...
Anna C. Phillips, Ardern, Batty, Batty, Catharine R. Gale, Douglas Carroll, Eberly, Ford, Ford, G. David Batty, G. Neil Thomas, Ho, Hu, Hunt, Isomaa, Kannel, Katzmarzyk, Lakka, Malik, Onat, Sattar, Simons, Smith, Sundstrom, Sundström   +24 more
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Pulmonary Dysfunction Is Associated With Sleep Study Abnormalities in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: A Multicenter Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pulmonary dysfunction and sleep abnormalities are common in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. Whether spirometry abnormalities are associated with polysomnography (PSG) findings remains unclear.
Ammar Saadoon Alishlash, Anis Rabbani Nourani, A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman, Dima Ezmigna, Tarig Ali‐Dinar   +4 more
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Clinical profile, treatment, and outcomes of febrile neutropenia in hematologic disorders: a look at 30-day mortality predictors

Scientific Reports
Patients with hematologic malignancies are susceptible to neutropenic fever, a potentially life-threatening condition. This study investigated the association between clinical profiles, treatment, and outcomes in these patients.
Eskedar Ferdu Azerefegne, Gebeyehu Tessema Azibte, Fitsum Seyoum Bekele, Kehabtimer Shiferaw Kotiso, Berhanu Moges Abera, Bereket Abraha Molla, Yonatan Habtamu Tamene, Wondwossen Amogne Degu   +7 more
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Low molecular weight Adiponectin increases the mortality risk in very old patients [PDF]

, 2018
Despite its beneficial role on insulin resistance and atherosclerosis, adiponectin has been frequently reported as an independent positive predictor of cardiovascular mortality.
Canale, Maria Paola, Cardellini, Marina, Di Cola, Giovanni, Farcomeni, Alessio, Federici, Massimo, Morabito, Pasquale, Rizza, Stefano, Romanello, Daniele   +7 more
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The Role of Invasive Procedures in the Treatment of Complicated Gastrointestinal Graft‐Versus‐Host Disease in Pediatric Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Gastrointestinal graft‐versus‐host disease (GI GVHD) following hematopoietic stem cell transplant is typically managed with medical therapy, but surgery and angioembolization may be warranted in selected cases with life‐threatening complications.
Gaia Brunetti, Giorgio Persano, Chiara Grimaldi, Pier Luigi Di Paolo, Carmen Malaspina, Francesco Quagliarella, Valerio Balassone, Anna Chiara Iolanda Contini, Gian Luigi Natali, Rita Alaggio, Ivan Pietro Aloi, Tamara Caldaro, Alessandro Crocoli   +12 more
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Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

A cohort study on the correlation between serum Klotho levels and all-cause mortality in American diabetic populations

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Background The global prevalence of diabetes is on an upward trajectory. The management of complications related to the condition has seen limited progress in recent years.
Kangxiang Wu, Jiaqi Chen, Yiying Lin, Jie Wang   +3 more
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The effect of antiretroviral therapy provision on all-cause, AIDS and non-AIDS mortality at the population level--a comparative analysis of data from four settings in Southern and East Africa. [PDF]

, 2012
OBJECTIVE: To provide a broad and up-to-date picture of the effect of antiretroviral therapy (ART) provision on population-level mortality in Southern and East Africa.
Baisley, Kathy, Bärnighausen, Till, Chihana, Menard, Floyd, Sian, French, Neil, Herbst, Kobus, Kasamba, Ivan, Marston, Milly, Todd, Jim, Urassa, Mark, Wringe, Alison, Zaba, Basia   +11 more
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Emapalumab for Immune Effector Cell‐Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis‐Like Syndrome Following CD19‐Directed CAR‐T in Two Patients With B‐ALL: Clinical and Biomarker Correlates

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Immune effector cell‐associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis‐like syndrome (IEC‐HS) is a life‐threatening hyperinflammatory toxicity distinct from cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurotoxicity following chimeric antigen receptor T‐cell (CAR‐T) therapy. In a single‐institution retrospective cohort of pediatric and young adult patients
Thomas J. Galletta, Jeremy D. Rubinstein, Christopher E. Dandoy, Ruby Khoury, Angela Faulhaber, Christine L. Phillips, Christa Krupski   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A rank-order method for the integrated assessment of trends in all-cause and cardiovascular mortality rates in the subjects of the Russian Federation in 2006—2012 [PDF]

Терапевтический архив, 2016
Aim. To rank the subjects of the Russian Federation by the trend direction in all-cause and cardiovascular mortality (including mortality from coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases) as a whole and at able-bodied age.
G V Artamonova, S A Maksimov, M V Tabakaev, L S Barbarash   +3 more
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